Hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose (HEMC) e sebelisoa haholo ka likhahla tsa latex tse thehiloeng metsing, thepa ea kaho le ea mohaho, li-inks tsa khatiso, ho cheka oli, joalo-joalo E ka tiisa le ho boloka metsi, ea ntlafatsa ts'ebetso, 'me e sebelisoa lihlahisoa tsa seretse se metsi le se omeletseng.